Human rights, traceability can’t fade from focus

February 10, 2017 — FishWise hit the headlines this week as the seafood consultancy released two updated white papers aimed at improving sustainability and social responsibility in seafood supply chains.

The organization, which promotes the health and recovery of ocean ecosystems through environmentally responsible practices, hopes that the new papers will help conservation and human rights NGOs, seafood businesses and stakeholders, to improve human rights and traceability throughout the industry.

One paper, “Social Responsibility in the Global Seafood Industry,” identifies resources that businesses can utilize to plan and implement social responsibility protocols within their supply chains. It highlights a wealth of conventions, legislation, initiatives and key organizations that are working to improve industry practice, and outlines measures that seafood businesses can take to reduce the risk of human rights abuses throughout the supply chain.